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...holds the first of her day's audiences. A foreign ambassador is presenting his credentials. If it is the representative of a friendly power, Elizabeth chats graciously in English, or in serviceable French. If it is Andrei Gromyko, the interview is brief and formal. It may be a recently appointed bishop eager to discuss the problems of his new see, and Elizabeth as head of the church must be interested and informed. It may be a visiting Governor General from one of the Commonwealth nations, come for luncheon with his lady. Gourmet or no, the guest must face...
...Harvard’s current students, faculty, and staff, and mailed letters were sent to the University’s estimated 320,000 alumni, according to Harvard spokesman Joe Wrinn. For the letters’ recipients, the chance to opine via mail will likely be the only formal input they will have throughout the duration of the search. While the search committee will separately consult faculty and student advisory committees and meet with alumni, the ultimate decision will be left to the members of the presidential search committee, culled from the Corporation and its sister body, the Board of Overseers...
...expected miracles from Lula, as he is known to everyone in this mammoth South American nation. Though he had a long and noble history of fighting for the little guy - in a country where the vast majority are little guys - the former shoeshine boy and union leader had little formal education and no experience in government; what's more, he altered many of his long-held positions during the campaign to embrace free-market economics and soften his once leftist rhetoric. The one thing they didn't expect to see was Lula's Workers' Party (PT) - a party that built...
...forum, though, moves quickly from formal, moderated discussion and closer to lyrical story telling—not a surprise from a group of old reporters...
Transgender supporters said it was important that transgender students have formal legal protection against discrimination...